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Temple mishaps since 2003

PTI | Updated: Jan 15, 2011, 12:29 IST

NEW DELHI: Following are the major mishaps in temples that occurred across the country in the recent years: August 27, 2003: 39 pilgrims killed, 125 injured when the faithful waiting to bathe surge over a flimsy fence triggering a stampede at Kumbh Mela bathing festival in Nasik, Maharashtra. January 25, 2005: 340 devotees trampled to death during an annual pilgrimage at Mandhra Devi temple in Maharashtra. August 3, 2008: 162 dead and 47 injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of a rockslide at Naina Devi Temple in Himachal Pradesh. August 10, 2008: Two pilgrims killed as stairs leading to ancient Mahadeva temple in Kota district of north-western Rajasthan collapse.

September 30, 2008: More than 220 people die in a stampede at the Chamunda Devi temple inside Jodhpur's famous Mehrangarh Fort. January 14, 2011: Over 100 Sabarimala devotees killed in a stampede when a jeep crashes into homebound pilgrims at Pulmedu in Kerala's Idukki district.